Performance analysis of FTCS (FIRST TRUST CAPITAL STRENGTH ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, FTCS has had an average annual return of +9.16%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.
Over the past 5 years, FTCS has had an average annual return of +5.75%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Over the past 10 years, FTCS has had an average annual return of +10.26%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.
Since Jul 11, 2006, FTCS has had an average annual return of +9.69%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +11.26% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +4.25% | +6.46% | +11.19% | +8.47% | -10.23% | +26.74% | +13.03% | +26.71% | -4.22% | +26.57% | +8.40% | +1.36% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||
| +15.86% | +37.59% | +16.01% | -2.83% | +13.77% | +39.70% | -37.28% | +10.33% | +11.22% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +4.59% | +2.67% | -6.34% | +1.12% | -0.59% | +1% | +2.08% | +4.25% | |||||
| 2025 | +2.80% | +1.17% | -1.62% | -1.43% | +2.93% | +0.19% | -0.08% | +2.55% | +0.81% | -2.53% | +1.56% | +0.09% | +6.46% |
| 2024 | +1.16% | +3.40% | +2.57% | -4.72% | +2.43% | +0.88% | +3.82% | +3.98% | +0.37% | -1.85% | +5.51% | -6.19% | +11.19% |
| 2023 | +0.93% | -4.03% | +0.88% | +0.81% | -3.13% | +5.74% | +1.90% | -0.38% | -3.12% | -1.24% | +6.70% | +3.72% | +8.47% |
| 2022 | -7.03% | -3.82% | +3.68% | -5.31% | -0.20% | -5.13% | +5.56% | -3.72% | -6.19% | +11.11% | +6.26% | -4.05% | -10.23% |
| 2021 | -2.80% | +1.35% | +6.87% | +4.51% | +1.71% | +0.65% | +3.24% | +1.96% | -5.73% | +6.88% | -1.86% | +8.10% | +26.74% |
| 2020 | +0.61% | -7.89% | -10.88% | +10.99% | +6.04% | +0.14% | +5.97% | +5.12% | -2.60% | -3.62% | +8.41% | +2.42% | +13.03% |
| 2019 | +6.44% | +4.12% | +1.28% | +3.42% | -5.01% | +6.68% | +1.08% | -0.51% | +0.40% | +1.20% | +3.69% | +1.65% | +26.71% |
| 2018 | +4.96% | -2.65% | -2.71% | -0.83% | +2.31% | -0.09% | +3.95% | +2.82% | +1.25% | -6.21% | +2.32% | -8.48% | -4.22% |
| 2017 | +1.95% | +4.28% | +1% | +2.63% | +2.65% | -0.63% | +1.51% | +0.89% | +1.75% | +3.44% | +3.90% | +0.52% | +26.57% |
Drawdown analysis of FTCS (FIRST TRUST CAPITAL STRENGTH ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the FTCS was -53.64%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 560 trading sessions.
The current FTCS drawdown is -3.01%.
Since Jul 11, 2006 FTCS has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 2 times
- 20% or more: 4 times
- 10% or more: 9 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -53.64% | Jul 13, 2007 | 344 | Nov 20, 2008 | 560 | Feb 11, 2011 | 904 |
| -31.93% | Feb 19, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 95 | Aug 6, 2020 | 118 |
| -24.49% | May 2, 2011 | 107 | Oct 3, 2011 | 111 | Mar 13, 2012 | 218 |
| -20.94% | Dec 29, 2021 | 190 | Sep 30, 2022 | 345 | Feb 15, 2024 | 535 |
| -18.64% | Sep 21, 2018 | 64 | Dec 24, 2018 | 77 | Apr 16, 2019 | 141 |
| -17.34% | Apr 2, 2012 | 43 | Jun 4, 2012 | 72 | Sep 14, 2012 | 115 |
| -12.62% | Nov 29, 2024 | 87 | Apr 8, 2025 | 87 | Aug 13, 2025 | 174 |
| -10.94% | Mar 2, 2015 | 123 | Aug 25, 2015 | 141 | Mar 17, 2016 | 264 |
| -10.45% | Jan 26, 2018 | 9 | Feb 8, 2018 | 140 | Aug 29, 2018 | 149 |
| -8.66% | Oct 18, 2012 | 17 | Nov 14, 2012 | 32 | Jan 2, 2013 | 49 |
| -8.00% | Sep 2, 2020 | 41 | Oct 30, 2020 | 10 | Nov 13, 2020 | 51 |
| -7.74% | Mar 2, 2026 | 19 | Mar 27, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -6.25% | Sep 2, 2021 | 21 | Oct 4, 2021 | 15 | Oct 25, 2021 | 36 |
| -6.09% | Sep 19, 2014 | 18 | Oct 15, 2014 | 10 | Oct 29, 2014 | 28 |
| -5.97% | Feb 17, 2011 | 18 | Mar 16, 2011 | 15 | Apr 6, 2011 | 33 |
| -5.87% | Dec 31, 2013 | 22 | Feb 3, 2014 | 18 | Feb 28, 2014 | 40 |
| -5.66% | Jul 15, 2019 | 15 | Aug 5, 2019 | 61 | Oct 30, 2019 | 76 |
| -5.60% | Aug 15, 2016 | 58 | Nov 4, 2016 | 22 | Dec 7, 2016 | 80 |
| -5.30% | Feb 26, 2007 | 5 | Mar 5, 2007 | 23 | Apr 5, 2007 | 28 |
| -5.01% | Apr 30, 2019 | 22 | May 31, 2019 | 9 | Jun 13, 2019 | 31 |
| -4.96% | Apr 10, 2013 | 6 | Apr 18, 2013 | 11 | May 3, 2013 | 17 |
| -4.87% | Mar 28, 2024 | 23 | May 1, 2024 | 49 | Jul 12, 2024 | 72 |
| -4.76% | Jun 9, 2016 | 12 | Jun 27, 2016 | 8 | Jul 8, 2016 | 20 |
| -4.61% | Aug 5, 2013 | 19 | Aug 30, 2013 | 10 | Sep 16, 2013 | 29 |
| -4.48% | Nov 16, 2021 | 10 | Dec 1, 2021 | 7 | Dec 10, 2021 | 17 |